Word Meaning 交響

こうきょう koukyou

交響 is read as こうきょう (koukyou) and means reverberation.

Meaning

English

  1. reverberation

Reading

Kana

こうきょう

Romaji

koukyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 18711 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

交響曲

こうきょうきょく

symphony

交響楽

こうきょうがく

symphony (orchestra)

交響詩

こうきょうし

symphonic poem

交響楽団

こうきょうがくだん

symphony (orchestra)

ロンドン交響楽団

ろんどんこうきょうがくだん

London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)

英雄交響曲

えいゆうこうきょうきょく

Eroica Symphony (Beethoven)

交通事故

こうつうじこ

traffic accident

交渉

こうしょう

connection

交錯

こうさく

mixture

交通網

こうつうもう

transportation network

交尾

こうび

copulation (among animals)

交歓

こうかん

exchange of courtesies (cordialities)

Example Sentences

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I play trumpet in a symphonic wind orchestra.

Today's performance of the ABC Symphony Orchestra fell short of my expectations.

Do you know the concert schedule of London Symphony Orchestra?

The best-known compositions by Franz Liszt are his nineteen Hungarian Rhapsodies, but he also created beautiful sonatas, symphonies, concerti, songs, and religious compositions.

Franz Liszt created the concept of the "symphonic poem". This is a composition for orchestra that uses music to describe nonmusical content. This could include, for example, people, legendary figures, landscapes, or paintings.